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Cooking & Baking

Bluestocking

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4. My wooden cutting board asks how my day is whenever I use it

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Sat Aug 2, 2025, 07:01 PM

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I'm looking to buy new cutting boards [View all] beveeheart Aug 2 OP

Metal? buzzycrumbhunger Aug 2 #1

My wooden cutting board asks how my day is whenever I use it Bluestocking Aug 2 #4

Katuchef titanium cutting boards beveeheart Aug 3 #16

Wood for certain antibacterial properties Tetrachloride Aug 2 #2

I have one that's wood and won't be replacing it. beveeheart Aug 3 #17

Knives dont really like metal flying rabbit Aug 2 #3

Curious, too! WVGal1963 Aug 2 #5

The thought of metal on metal is what beveeheart Aug 3 #18

Bamboo BadgerKid Aug 2 #6

Bamboo boards are a laminate. That means glue. Bobstandard Aug 2 #8

I also have a bamboo board, but recently beveeheart Aug 3 #19

I would never use metal of any kind as a cutting board. rsdsharp Aug 2 #7

Don't reccommend plastic. Tiny bits of plastic end up in your food applegrove Aug 3 #26

You do you. rsdsharp Aug 3 #28

Never plastic. You'll live longer sharpening knives than ingesting microplastic. I use glass and wood. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 3 #29

Again, you do you. rsdsharp Aug 3 #30

There you have it, the all purpose retort that says nothing but has a severe hidden message. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 3 #32

You are free to have your own opinion. I am free to have mine, rsdsharp Aug 3 #33

Tell me something I don't know. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 3 #34

a long time ago i was a prep person and the surface was stainless, 304 to be exact. cayugafalls Aug 2 #9

Titanium will depend very much on what alloy. I wouldn't be surprised if it's really titanium-aluminum alloy. eppur_se_muova Aug 2 #13

Thank you for this explanation. I know nothing beveeheart Aug 3 #21

Well, I believe zirconium is preferable for that, but no one's making cutting boards out of it (yet). nt eppur_se_muova Aug 4 #35

I have an inch-thick wooden one Retrograde Aug 2 #10

Andrew Ballew ScoutHikerDad Aug 2 #11

I haven't heard of this brand. beveeheart Aug 3 #22

I use mahogany. markodochartaigh Aug 2 #12

I have a bamboo one I really like. Diamond_Dog Aug 2 #14

Bamboo! Enter stage left Aug 2 #15

As a former justaprogressive Aug 3 #20

Yes, I love my knives! That's why beveeheart Aug 3 #23

I carry around several justaprogressive Aug 3 #24

LOL beveeheart Aug 3 #25

A total knee replacement justaprogressive Aug 3 #31

wood Progressive dog Aug 3 #27